Retirement Trends

After a 3-year pause in student debt repayment, employees are looking to their employers for help in managing student debt while still planning for their future – and there are various ways employers can lend support.

The number of retirement millionaires jumped in the second quarter of 2023, with a 10% increase in millionaires holding 401(k) accounts and a 13% increase in millionaires with IRAs, according to Fidelity.

While Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley wants to raise the retirement age of younger Americans to prevent Social Security funds from running out, more than half of them say it should be lowered, says a new survey.

There are officially five generations of employees in the workplace and it seems each generation has their preferences.

"Prolonged investigations" create "tremendous strain on retirement plan sponsors" and negatively impact retirement savers, wrote House Republicans in a letter sent to Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su.

A new study from J.D. Power reveals the importance of customer satisfaction with the digital experience.

With federal student loan payments set to resume starting next week, more than one in five borrowers expect to reduce savings overall (29%), for emergencies (29%) and retirement (22%), according to a new poll.

With student loan payments resuming Oct. 1, many employers are stepping up to provide guidance and counselor tools or offer one-on-one financial coaching sessions – or even student loan matching for 401(k) plans.